Features
Tuesday, January 31 2006
Electric Desert Refugees
Melding aboriginal rhythms of the Sahara with raw electric blues, Tinariwen spreads the rallying cry of the oppressed Tuareg people.
Reviews
Thursday, August 31 2006
Patent Pending: Save Each Other, the Whales Are Doing Fine
Patent Pending keeps it simple and slightly stupid, but nonetheless fun.
Friday, May 5 2006
Matisyahu: Youth
Youth may not be Matisyahu's second album, but it's still a sophomore slump.
Tuesday, May 2 2006
The Slackers: Peculiar
The Slackers establish a new benchmark for modern ska. And it's not just for the skankers.
Monday, April 24 2006
Various Artists: Bay Area Funk 2
Fifteen rare and underground funk and soul tracks recorded in the Bay Area during the '60s and '70s. If that description sounds good, the album sounds better.
Friday, March 31 2006
Joseph Israel: Gone Are the Days
Joseph Israel's debut splits the difference between Judaism and roots reggae, Jamaica and Arkansas.
Greg Summerlin: The Young Meteors [20.Mar.06]
Tristeza: A Colores [24.Feb.06]
Tom Brosseau: What I Mean to Say Is Goodbye [15.Feb.06]
Buckethead and Friends: Enter the Chicken [3.Jan.06]
Green Day: Bullet in a Bible [CD + DVD] [22.Dec.05]
Hella: Concentration Face/Homeboy [8.Nov.05]
